cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
(your) daughter; young woman
antiquity; the previous era
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
hard worker; hardworking person
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
should; must; -able; probably; likely
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
villain; baddie; the villain's part
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
than; from; out of; except; but; more
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
woman; female; feminine gender
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight